Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (March 27, 1873 – September 3, 1919) was an American politician. He served in the

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from 1904 to 1912. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election.

Early life

Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. was born on March 27, 1873, in

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to Hannah Donagan and

Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorm ...

. His father was a senator. He attended private schools in

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, Episcopal High School in

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, and

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. He received a legal education at

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(now George Washington University) and the

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. He also worked in the office of John P. Poe Sr.

Career

Gorman formed ''Miles & Gorman'', a law practice with Alonzo L. Miles. He was a member of the staffs of Governors

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and Austin L. Crothers. He served as colonel with Governor Smith from 1900 to 1904. He then served as brigadier general with Governor Crothers from 1908 to 1912. Gorman was a

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. He served in the

, representing Howard County, from 1904 to 1912. He served as

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from 1910 to 1912. While in the senate, Gorman was active in the investigation of the affairs of the

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. In 1911, Gorman defeated Blair Lee in the Democratic primary for governor. Gorman would lose to

Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician who was the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935. He was also Co ...

in the 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election. Historians attribute Gorman's loss to Goldsborough to Gorman's bitter primary fight with Lee. In 1914, Gorman was the first chairman of the Maryland State Tax Commission. He served in this role until his death. He served as director of the Citizens National Bank in

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Personal life

Gorman married Grace James Norris, daughter of Annie Virginia (née Robinson) and James Lawson Norris, on November 28, 1900. Gorman died on September 3, 1919, at a hospital in

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after a long illness from diabetes. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

References

External links

Maryland State Art Collection: Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.
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